Delta: Gunmen kill LP Assembly candidate

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UNKNOWN gunmen have killed Delta State Labour Party House of Assembly candidate for Warri South Constituency I in the April general election, Mr. Ak­pobome Bright Obodo, at Orhunwhorhun, Udu Lo­cal Government Area of the state.

This is coming with specu­lations that judgment in the House of Assembly Elections Tribunal in Delta State would be delivered today.

Daily Sun investigation re­vealed that Obodo had chal­lenged the victory of Dennis Omovie, an acclaimed win­ner of the election at House of Assembly Tribunal sitting in Asaba.

It was also gathered that the gunmen trailed the victim with a Jeta car and escaped with his Toyota Camry aban­doning their vehicle at the scene.

His Campaign Director, Mr. Ben Obire did not re­spond to calls put across to his mobile phone number.

The Police Public Rela­tions Officer in Delta State, DSP, Celestina Kalu could not be reached as at the time of filing this report, as she also did not respond to calls or text messages.

Meanwhile, Delta State Police Command yesterday denied arresting last Fri­day any member of the In­digenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the continued detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Mr. Nnamdi Kanu.

Hordes of enthusiastic agi­tators for the Sovereign State of Biafra had last Friday staged a protest that para­lysed vehicular activities on the ever-busy Benin-Asaba- Onitsha highway, making a twin demand for the uncon­ditional release of Mr. Kanu as well as absolute freedom from the Nigeria govern­ment.

Reacting to the publica­tion, acting Public Relations Officer of the command, DSP Charles Muka told Daily Sun that about six identified lead­ers of the protesters were invited by the command for questioning.

He said the IPOB leaders were warned and released immediately after they (lead­er) had undertaken to eschew violence.

Source: The Sun